Silux Call vs bOnline: an honest UK comparison
Looking for a bOnline alternative? bOnline is a uK small-business VoIP. bOnline published pricing, checked 26 September 2026: Starter £7/user (100 landline minutes); Unlimited Calling £13.95/user (£9.95 for the first 6 months); 12-month minimum term. Silux Call is priced per user with no contract, and every user gets their own UK number — Plus is £8.95 per user a month.
The short answer
bOnline: a 12-month minimum term, per-user billing, and CRM integration and AI call recording sold at £8 a month each. Silux Call has no contract, unlimited inbound calls on every plan, and every user gets their own UK number included in the per-user price.
Silux Call
From £4.75 per user · GBP · ex-VAT · no contract
- 14-day free trial — 1 user, 1 UK number, 30 outbound minutes, no card
- Entry £4.75 per user: 2,000 outbound UK minutes, unlimited inbound
- Plus £8.95 per user: unlimited UK landline & mobile calls, call menu (IVR)
- Growth £9.95 per user (min 2): call recording, queues, CRM, scam & spam shield
- Pro £14.95 per user (min 2): 20 AI receptionist minutes, transcription, every call recorded
- Own UK number for every user · no contract · free number porting · extra numbers £5.99
bOnline
UK small-business VoIP · checked 26 September 2026
- bOnline pricing
- Starter £7/user (100 landline minutes); Unlimited Calling £13.95/user (£9.95 for the first 6 months); 12-month minimum term
- bOnline free trial
- 7-day free trial
- bOnline AI receptionist
- Not published; AI call recording and summaries are on its £19.95 plan or £8 a month
- Worth knowing about bOnline
- A 12-month minimum term, per-user billing, and CRM integration and AI call recording sold at £8 a month each
Source: https://www.bonline.com/pricing/
Pricing side-by-side (GBP)
| Silux Call | bOnline | |
|---|---|---|
| Free trial | 14 days, no card (1 user, 1 number, 30 minutes) | bOnline: 7-day free trial |
| Entry plan | £4.75 per user (Entry, 2,000 outbound UK minutes) | bOnline: £7 Starter (100 landline minutes) |
| Unlimited UK landline & mobile | £8.95 per user (Plus, own UK number per user) | bOnline: £13.95 Unlimited Calling (£9.95 for the first 6 months) |
| AI receptionist | 20 AI receptionist minutes a month included on Pro (£14.95 per user); an £15 a month add-on on other plans | bOnline: Not published; AI call recording and summaries are on its £19.95 plan or £8 a month |
| Contract | None — rolling monthly | 12-month minimum |
bOnline figures from their own website, checked 26 September 2026; ex-VAT unless stated. Ours are read live from our price list. See the full band-by-band comparison →
Switching from bOnline
- Choose a plan — no contract, so you can change it any time.
- Port — free UK number porting on every paid plan. Send a recent bill and a signed letter of authority.
- Set up — build your call menu, hunt groups and opening hours in the dashboard.
- Keep bOnline running until the port completes, then cancel with them.
FAQs — Silux Call vs bOnline
Is Silux Call cheaper than bOnline?
Silux Call is priced per user, and every user gets their own UK number. Entry is £4.75 per user a month with 2,000 outbound UK minutes; Plus is £8.95 per user with unlimited UK landline and mobile calls; Growth is £9.95 per user with call recording and queues; Pro is £14.95 per user (Growth and Pro from 2 users). All ex-VAT, no contract. bOnline, as published on 26 September 2026: Starter £7/user (100 landline minutes); Unlimited Calling £13.95/user (£9.95 for the first 6 months); 12-month minimum term.
Can I move from bOnline to Silux Call and keep my number?
Yes. Porting a UK number is free on every paid Silux plan — send a recent bill and a signed letter of authority. Your bOnline line keeps working until the port completes.
How does Silux Call differ from bOnline?
bOnline: a 12-month minimum term, per-user billing, and CRM integration and AI call recording sold at £8 a month each. Silux Call has no contract, charges per user with each user's own UK number included, includes unlimited inbound calls on every plan, adds a scam & spam shield from Growth (£9.95) and 20 AI receptionist minutes a month included on Pro (£14.95 per user); an £15 a month add-on on other plans.
Does Silux Call have a free trial?
Yes — 14 days, no card: one user, a UK number and 30 outbound minutes. bOnline: 7-day free trial.
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